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MS-Accounting

The Master of Science in Accounting at the University of Michigan-Dearborn provides the specialized training required for success in the challenging professions of corporate accounting, controllership, public accounting, and taxation.  It also provides students the knowledge and number of credits required to complete the Uniform CPA Examination.

 

Choose either the Financial Accounting or Taxation track. Whichever track you choose will become the official concentration listed on your academic transcript.

 

The program offers expert faculty, expansive opportunities for networking, and the flexibility of evening and on-line course, all from a highly-ranked business school.

 

Admission is rolling, and you may begin the program in September, January, or May. You may enroll on a full- or part-time basis.

University of Michigan-Dearborn BBA students who have been admitted to the MS-Accounting may take up to 6 graduate credits during their final semester of the undergraduate program.

Program Prerequisites

Applicants must have completed undergraduate accounting courses in at least 7 of the 8 following areas in order to be eligible for admission: Financial, Managerial, Cost, Asset, Equity, Federal Income Taxation, Accounting Information Systems, and Auditing.

 

Applicants must also meet additional admission requirements.

Financial Accounting Track

Core Courses (7 courses/21 credit hours)

ACC 520
ACC 601
ACC 603
ACC 604
ACC 605
LE 510
TAX 510

Communications for the Accounting and Tax Professional
Advanced Accounting Information Systems
Controllership
Issues in Auditing and Forensic Examination
International Accounting and Taxation
Commercial Transactions
Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation

Electives (3 courses/9 credits)

Choose three courses with the prior approval of the Graduate
Programs Office from:

ACC 516, ACC 539, BE 580, BI 500, DS 520, FIN 581, FIN 651, 
FIN 652, FIN 655,MIS 525, MIS 575, MIS 640, MIS 641, MIS 642, 
MIS 643, MKT 622, MKT 625, OM 660, TAX 501, TAX 502, TAX 603, 
TAX 611, TAX 615, TAX 622, TAX 627, TAX 630, TAX 680

Taxation Track

Core Courses (3 courses/9 credit hours)

ACC 520
TAX 510
TAX 615

Communications for Accounting and Tax Professionals
Fundamentals of Corporate Income Taxation
Flow-through Entities

Electives (5 courses/15 credits)

Choose five courses from:

TAX 501
TAX 502
TAX 603
TAX 611
TAX 622
TAX 627
TAX 630
TAX 680

Income Tax Accounting Rules and Timing Issues
Income Taxation of Property Transactions I
Income Taxation of Property Transactions II
Advanced Corporate Income Taxation
Estate and Gift Taxation
International Income Taxation
State and Local Taxation
Special Topics in Taxation (maximum of 6 credit hours)

Electives (2 courses/6 credits)

Choose two courses with the prior approval of the Graduate Programs Office from our extensive list of graduate business courses.